Useful Microsoft in Education posts this week #62

The deadline for teachers from South Africa and Lesotho to apply to be Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts has been extended to Friday 12th August 2016. If you think you’ve got what it takes to be an MIE Expert apply by joining the Microsoft Educator Community and completing your profile; create a Sway or two minute video or Office Mix that creatively expresses what makes you a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert; and nominate yourself by completing this form: http://bit.ly/MIEEnomination.

PowerPoint presentations are generally pretty boring, so it takes really good design to make them stand out. Shutterstock wants to help with its new plug in. As you might expect, it’s basically an embedded search engine for Shutterstock images, but there are some tweaks in place to simplify the design process. New York, are you …

Windows 10’s second big update, dubbed the “Anniversary Update”, is finally here. This is a huge update that touches every corner of the operating system. It includes many, many more changes than the November update did.

Microsoft is launching a free tool to simplify video conference calls. Called Skype Meetings, it’s largely similar to using the traditional Skype app, but with few features that make it easier to set up video calls and collaborate with your coworkers. The person initiating the meeting is the only one with a bit of a set up …

Today, we are excited to share with you some exciting updates to the Microsoft Educator Community. Over the past few months, we have seen growth in the number of educators using the community and we have been actively collecting feedback, making improvements, and are now introducing useful new features. These new features ensure a smoother, more...